SOCI1000,INTRODUCTIONTOTHESTUDYOFSOCIETY

Chapter2(ApplyingSociologicalResearchMethods)and

Chapter7(Sex,GenderandSexualities:DeconstructingDualisms)

NAME:

1.WatchthevideoCodesofGender.Thiswillserveasyourliteraturereview.Youmay
accessthevideothroughoneofthelinksonMoodleorat:

http://videoneat.com/documentaries/3082/thecodesofgenderdocumentaryonline

2.SummarizeGoffmansideasre:sexvs.gender(1mark);malevs.female(1mark);genderas
socialconstructvsnaturalsexuality(1mark);andtheimpactofmediaimagesonsocial
behaviour(2marks).

YourresearchquestionIsGoffmansresearchstillanaccuraterepresentationof
genderrelatedmediaimagesand/orofpeoplesbehaviour?

3.UsingSystematicObservation,observeandreflectonthepeopleandadvertisementsaround
youasyougoaboutyourday.Makealistofyourobservationsthisisyourdatacollection,so
usespecificexamplesandstateyoursources.

4.Compileandanalyzethedata.Whichbehavioursand/orportrayalsofpeopleand
gender/sexualitysupportErvingGoffmansanalysis?Whichdonot?

5.Bracketyourresearchbytakingnoteofyourownthoughts,attitudesandbehavioursasyou
gothroughthisresearchprocess(selfreflection).

6.Afteranalyzingthedata,writeasummaryofyourresearchwithyourownconclusions.

7.Reportyourfindingsbysubmittingtoyourinstructor:

yourliteraturereviewsummary(step2aboveworth5marks)
thecompileddataanddataanalysis(steps3and4aboveworth10marks)
individualreflectionsandbracketing(step5aboveworth10marks)
summaryandconclusions(step6aboveworth5marks)

SOCI1000FIELDWORKASSIGNMENTMARKINGRUBRIC

ASSIGNMENTDESCRIPTION POSSIBLE ACTUAL

MARKS MARKS

LITERATUREREVIEWSUMMARY

Sex/Gender 1

Male/Female 1

Social/Naturalconstructs 1

ImpactofMedia 2

DATA

DataandSources 5

DataAnalysis 5

RESEARCHERREFLECTIONS

Thoughts,Attitudes,Behaviours 10

SUMMARY/CONCULSIONS 5

TOTAL 30

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